It's kind of insane what a huge role food plays in your relationship... and you never actually realize it until something changes your eating habits. So, even though we've pretty much figured it out NOW, we had our ups and downs in the beginning.

If you plan on dating a vegetarian or vegan in the future – while you're a die-hard meat eater – be prepared for the following things:

1. You never get to share food.

I mean, you CAN share food if you eat all of your SO's vegetarian food... which I guess isn't really sharing after all.

But honestly, if you want to order meat when you go out – and you should, if that's what you feel like doing – you can't share.

Sometimes, they think things like fish or gravy – it contains beef broth, FYI – are vegetarian, and your SO will have to politely decline without trying to seem rude.

Yeah... awkward.

4. You never know what might offend him or her.

Some people are vegetarian for health, religious, or cultural reasons. But others go vegetarian for ethical reasons, related to animal welfare or the environment.

You may have never been exposed to opinions like these before, and you won't understand them at first. So, you might always worry you're offending the person you're dating because you're pretty clueless about his or her beliefs.

5. You'll realize not all wines are vegan or vegetarian, either.

OK, so you've made your peace with the food thing. It doesn't matter, and you can just share some wine instead... right?

Cherish Bryck

Uh, not really.

You'll realize certain things you thought were vegetarian just aren't... and wine is a major one on the list. Some wines contain fillers like yeast or bull blood.

I know... I think it's gross, too.

6. You worry you'll have to become a vegetarian, too.

This isn't to say your SO will ever pressure you in any way. But it IS kind of awkward to sit there chomping on some steak while knowing how your SO feels about it.

But someone who really loves you would never ask you to do anything you don't want to do, and I can guarantee you there's a way to make it work... even if you love food as much as I do.